The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-21
sr1LI sEExrNc INroRMAr1oN.
Capt Blun's Answer Does Not Answer,
and DR. Falligant is Not Satisfied


Editor HorHiag Nelrs: The caption
placed over my communication in yester-
days News TO the effect that would find
nay questions answered below, - was certain
" not sustained by the facts; and as i'm
portant public questions are intertwinel, /
must again take the liberty of overhauling
Capt Blun's position as declared by him
self. The gratuitous slur expressed by Capt.
BLUM that II DIR. Faliigant wishes 70 in
crease his customers, Capt. Blum. as agent
OF Or. Bishop Moore Is unwilling to aid
him." Is 50 characteristic of an animal
that shows his teeth and suarls
when he sees a blow aimed fairly at him,
that | can well afford TO let Capt. Blum
chew the e7ffi of his wonderful wit As
business fact, every dollar of improvements
LeHardy, myself and others who are i'm
proving this section is greatly beneficial to
the value of the Catholic Church property
Immediately adjacent. and | imagine viii
be 50 recognized by every intelligent
churchman, notwithstanding that
Capt. Blum, in feeling his oats"
chooses to ascribe 10 me a motive
which viii be readily recognized as having
been the fruit OF his own genius.
do not believe that Bishop Moore
ever authorized Capt. Blum to do an act OPP
pressive 70 poor neighbors. Nor do l be-
lieve that Bishop Moore would for mo
ment indorse any illegal action. The person
/ am after is Capt. BiUn, whose accumu-
lated dollars have caused him 70 feel his
oats, as | previously expressed it, and TO
trample upon these poor people living in this
section by shutting them out froIn free
passageway to their hones-a right of pass
age which claim belongs 10 them.
Now let US revise Capt BUNS assertions
by producing the facts. The tract of land
between Price and East Broad streets is a
part Of a larger tract purchased by certain
Bishops and by them sold to other parties.
Gen. Finnegan purchased the land involved
(Verot, believer, 10 whom Bishop Moore
is a successor. Now, Gen. Finnegan sub
divided this tract, including the
land east of Price street,
which Capt. Blum says has not been
subdivided, and certain lots were sold by
said plat and oil of said streettrGys and
lanes by such sales dedicated as street,oays.
l will go further, and say that the lands
owned by myself and other gentlemen
above named were laid out in harmony
With this plat, and, by a general under
standing with said bishops. to work
together, the facts of which Capt. Blum can
readily obtain from the City Surveyor, and
the results of which appear on the new city
map, the streetways having been named
after various saints OF the church. The tots
and streets east Of Price street are part
Of this dedicated plot. The pretense of
title or right to shut such streetways was
an dfteTfhougIt; and Capt. Blum knows
very well that / and others have protested
against his acts in vain. This is why Ihave
brought him TO the bar of public sentiment,
that he may be driven to recognize the
rights of the poor residents who purchased
the lots according to the plots and acquired
rights Of passage along said streetways,
which are now fenced up.
In reference TO Capt Bluns "oracle" re-
garding my motives, feel it proper to say
this much; that if by customers" he means
sick persons, he is very well aware that ply
sicians in charge of my case, advised sew
eral years rest from professional work, and
if he means purchasers of my lots" they
will be quite as safe in my hands, in their
person and property, as they would be in
his. The captain should stick to the sub
ject, and not dodge or slant off sideways.
Respectfully yours.
T., a FkIJJGAyT